willful ignorance
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
willful ignorance (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, law) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.
- Synonyms: vincible ignorance, willful blindness
Translations[edit]
a decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed
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